Shock loader



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R. PUGH SHOCK LOADER Filed Jan. 17, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheen l LSUZSS R. D. PUGH Sept. 2 1924.

SHOCK LOADER Filed Jan. 17 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Iii: IIL Q QN QM,

Patented Sept. 2, 1924.

PATENT FFlC.

RUSSELL D. FUGH, OF EUREKA, KANSAS.

SHOCK LOADER.

Application led January 17, 1923.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that. l, RUssnLL l). PUGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eureka, in the county of Greenwood and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful lmproven'ients in a Shock Loader, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improved shock loaders, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a novel machine adapted to be drawn across the field by a team of horses for picking up the shocks of grain during the travel of the machine over the field and for elevating the shocks and delivering the same to a suitable barge or wagon driven along side of the loader.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for receiving and picking up the shocks of grain from the field and novel means for elevating the shocks to a transverse conveyor.

fr further object of the invention is to provide. novel means consisting of a transverse conveyor for receiving the shocks of grain from the elevator and for delivering the shocks to a suitable barge or wagon.

A further object of this invention is to provide novel means for supporting the main elevator and the transverse conveyor in relation to the frame.

A still further object of this invention is to provide novel means for operating the various elevators and conveyors from one ofthe axles of the machine.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an improved shock loader of the above character, which is durable and etE- cient in use, one that is simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

`With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improved shock loading machine.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation of the forward end of the improved shock loading machine Figure 4t isV a fragmentary side elevation of the forward end Of the machine looking Serial No. 613,212.

from the opposite side from that shown in Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter A generally indicates the improved shock loading machine which as shown includes a frame 5 comprising a front bolster 6 and a rear bolster 7. These bol sters 6 and 7 can be connected together by any suitable type of reach pole 8. The front bolster 6 rotatably supports the front axle 9 on which is mounted for movement therewith the front ground engaging wheels 10. The rear bolster .7 carries the rear axle 11 on which is mounted the rear ground engaging wheels 12. This frame 5 can be braced in any preferred manner as may be desired. As clearly shown the rear bolster 'r' has connected thereto in any preferred manner a suitable draft appliance 13 by means of which the machine may be drawn across the field by a team of horses or the like. Extending upwardly from the front bolster 6 is a pair of relatively short standards 14 which co-operate with the upstanding rear standards 15 for supporting the housing 16 of the main elevator 17, which will be hereinafter more fully described. The rear standards 15 are formed relatively long and are connected in any preferred way to the rear bolster 7. Extending outwardly from the opposite sides of the rear standards 15 are the inclined brace and compression struts 18 and 19. The forwardly e1;- tending struts 1S are secured in any preferred manner to the housing 16 lof the main elevator 17. The rear inclined struts 19 support a rear platform 20 in connection with the standards 15, rlhis platform 20 in turn supports the transverse conveyor 21, which will be also hereinafter more fully described.

Forwardly ofthe front bolster 6 is disposed an inclined housing 252. which can be connected in any preferred manner to the frame 5 and to the housing 16 of the main elevator 17. its shown this housing an includes side walls 2S which can be formed of sheet metal if so desired. The extreme front of the housing 22 supports the buck or bundle engaging member 2li which includes a plurality of teeth which are adapted to engage under the bundle during the moving of the machine over field. These teeth 25 are in the nature of elonsame readily engage under a bundle.

gated prongs and it can be seen that gre l... rectly in rear of the buck or bundle engaging member 24 is a relatively short elevato-r 26 which consists of an endless canvas belt having suitable flights 27 secured thereto. The flights 27 in turn carry upstanding teeth 28 `for engaging the bundles. This relatively short canvas belt 26 is trained about front and rear rollers 29, the spindles 30 of which are suitably rotatably mounted in the side walls 23. of the casing 22. As clearly shown in yFigures 3 and 4 of the drawings the rear end of the teeth 25 terminate substantially in the same plane as the upper surface of the elevator 26 and it is evidentI that Aafter the bundles have been lifted, the same can be readily engaged by the teeth 28 of the flights 27 for moving Vthe shocks rearwardly. A second relatively short elevator 31 is carried by the housing 22 and is disposed directly in rear of the relatively short elevator 26 and extends slightly above and in rear of the forward 'end of the main elevator 16. This second relativelyV short elevator 31 is formed similar to the first realtively short elevator 26 and lalso includes an endless canvas body carrying prongs 32. The relatively short elevator 31 is also trained about front and rear rollers A33, the pintles 34 of which are vrotatably mounted inthe side walls 23 of the housing.

' The main elevator 17 extends from the second relatively short elevator 31 to the rear end of the frame 5 and terminates directly over the transverse conveyor 21 and it is evident that the shocks of grain after being elevated by the conveyor 17 will be dumped into the transverse conveyorI 21. The main elevator 17 consists of an endless flexible belt carried by suitable side sprocket chains 35 which are in turn trained about sprocket wheels 36 keyed or otherwise secured to the upper and lower shafts 37. These shafts 37 are rotatably mounted in suitable bearings carried by the frames 16 and 22. Suitable transversely extending pronged flights 38 are carried by the belt "17 and are disposed in spaced relation throughout the entire length thereof.

The platform 20 extends laterally beyond the sides of the housing 16 and the conveyor 21 supported thereby is adapted to convey the bundles of grain laterally of the machine to a. suitable barge, as heretofore described. This conveyor 21 also consists of la flexible endless belt having suitably trans-l versely extending prong flights 39 arranged thereon. This conveyor is trained about end rollers 40 the pintl'es or shafts of which have their terminals rotatably mounted in suitable bearings carried by the platform 20. A suitable guard 41 is disposed about the frame 20 for the conveyor 21.

draft appliance 13.

The elevators 26, 31 and 17 and the conveyor 21 are all adapted to be driven from the front axle 9 and as shown the front axle 9 is provided with a pair of spaced beveled pinions 45 and 46. A relatively long forwardly extending shaft 47 is carried by suitabe bearings 48 and this shaft has its rear end connected by means of a beveled pinion 49 with the beveled pinion 45. The forward end of the shaft 47 is connected by beveled gearings 50 with the forward spindle or4 shaftv 34 ofthe conveyor 31, and thus it can be seen that this conveyor 31 is driven by the axle 9. The

conveyor 31 and the conveyor 26 are conkeyed or otherwise secured to the rear pintle y30 of the forward elevator- 26 and to the forward spindle or shaft 34 ofr the rear relatively short conveyor 31. can be seen that these conveyors or elevators 31 and 26 areoperated synchronously. y

In ordery to actuate the main elevator 17 a forwardly extending shaft 53 is provided. This shaft 53 is rotatably supported in suitable bearings l55` which can be secured in place in any preferred manner. y As shown the rear end of the shaft 53 has keyed or otherwise secured thereto a beveled gear 54 which meshes with the beveled gear 46 on Thus it the axle 9. The forward end of the shaft 53 has connection with the forward shaft or pintle 36 of the main elevator 17 by means of a beveled 'gearing 56. Y c

In orderV to bring about the synchronous operation of the transverse conveyor 21with the main elevator 17, a relatively short vertically disposed shaft 57 is provided which can also be mounted in position by suitable bearings connected with the standard l15. This shaft 57 has connection with the rear shaft or pintle 37 ofthe conveyor 17 by means of intermeshing beveled. gears u 58,. The lower vend of the shaft 57 has driving connection with the rear shaft or pintle 40 of the transverse conveyor 21 by means of intermeshing beveled gearing 59. By this construction'it can be seen that all of the elevators and conveyors are operated synchronously and from the l front axle 9.

A suitable seat 60 can be attached to the rearend of the frame 5 if so desired kto .permit the driving of the team attached to the In using the improved shock loader, the same is driven .over the field and the shocks will be engaged by the -buck 24 which will permit themoving of the shocks into engage# vment with the first conveyor 26. This con` which are dumped on the transverse conveyor 21 can be delivered to a barge driven along side of the machine.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of this invention.

What I claim as new is l. In a shock loader comprising a longitudinally extending main frame including front and rear axles and a reach pole connecting the axles, ground wheels mounted upon the axles, a relatively tall rear supporting frame connected with the rear axle and a relatively short supporting frame connected with the front axle, an inclined elevator extending the full length of the main frame and connected with the relatively short. and relatively tall supporting frames, a transverse conveyor carried by the relatively tall frame, an animal draft appliance connected directly with the rear axle and disposed under the elevator, and a shock pickup mechanism carried by the forward end of the main frame and disposed in front of the inclined elevator.

2. In a shock loader comprising a frame, front and rear axles carried by the frame, ground engaging wheels carried by the axles, a longitudinally extending elevator' carried by the frame, a transverse conveyorl disposed in rear of the elevator and carried by said frame, a plurality of spaced forwardly extending shock engaging prongs disposed in front of the elevator, a. pair of relatively short inclined elevators disposed intermediate the irst mentioned elevator and the shock engaging prongs, one of said relatively short elevators extending over the forward end of the first mentioned elevator, and means for operating all of the elevators and the transverse conveyor from one of said axles.

3. In a shock loader comprising a frame, front and rear axles carried by the frame, ground engaging wheels connected with the axles, a main longitudinally extending inclined conveyor carried by the frame, driving means for said main conveyor, a transverse conveyor disposed in rear of the main elevator, a plurality of spaced shock engaging prongs carried by the forward end of the frame, a pair of relatively short inclined elevators disposed in rear of the prongs, one of said last mentioned elevators extending above the main elevator, driving rollers for the relatively short elevators, driving rollers for the conveyor, drive gears carried by the front axles, a drive shaft connected to one of said gears and operatively connected to one of the drive rollers or one of the relatively short conveyors, means operatively connecting the relatively short conveyors together, a second drive shaft operatively connected to the other gear carried by the front axle, means operatively connecting the second drive shaft with the driving means of the conveyor, and means operatively connecting the main elevator with the transverse conveyor.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RUSSELL D. PUGH.

lVitnesses:

M. E. HOLMES, IDA HOLMES. 

